diff --git a/clutter/clutter-animation.c b/clutter/clutter-animation.c
index 41b02de75..270d13f7e 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-animation.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-animation.c
@@ -1792,7 +1792,6 @@ clutter_animation_setupv (ClutterAnimation    *animation,
   ClutterAnimationPrivate *priv = animation->priv;
   ClutterAnimatable *animatable = NULL;
   GObjectClass *klass = NULL;
-  gboolean is_fixed = FALSE;
   gint i;
 
   if (CLUTTER_IS_ANIMATABLE (priv->object))
@@ -1804,6 +1803,7 @@ clutter_animation_setupv (ClutterAnimation    *animation,
     {
       const gchar *property_name = properties[i];
       GParamSpec *pspec;
+      gboolean is_fixed = FALSE;
 
       if (g_str_has_prefix (property_name, "fixed::"))
         {